Celebrate the year of the horse at Ben’s Tune Up

Looking for a way to celebrate good fortune and/or potential financial ruin?

Ben’s Tune-Up hosts a Chinese New Year party on Friday, Jan. 31, at 5 p.m. in celebration of the Year of the Horse. What’s that entail?

According to the Chinese zodiac, horse years are considered years of good fortune — though some reports say to expect global economic catastrophes.

Astrologer Susan Levitt writes in her forecast that, on a global scale, we can “expect some world economies to become stronger while others experience economic chaos and collapse.”

And The Moscow Times says the Year of the Horse “is supposed to be a temperamental one, so if you feel like horsing around during the upcoming festivities, that may be particularly fitting this year. Just be careful with the fireworks: Setting something on fire or upsetting a police officer would be backing the wrong horse (read more here).”

At any rate, Ben’s Tune-Up will have a very American take on the Chinese New Year with an “endless, banquet-style Chinese Buffet.” Expect also to see martial arts demonstrations and a performance by the Asheville Second Line, plus a firecracker toast (but be careful not to light anything on fire, per the Moscow Times).

The Epoch Times says that “the Year of the Horse is a time for all people to go forward confidently in the direction of their goals and dreams, just as the horse gallops at top speed toward its destination.”

It’s obviously an auspicious time in which to enter Ben’s ninja star-throwing competition, another event that will take place at the restaurant on Friday. Sounds like a very active way to kick off a year of good fortune/global catastrophe.